What's Dorney Park planning?

Roller coaster fans take a spin at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in this file photo. The park is planning a new 3,200-square-foot building but hasn't revealed what it is going to house.

Roller coaster fans take a spin at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in this file photo. The park is planning a new 3,200-square-foot building but hasn't revealed what it is going to house. (The Morning Call, Michael Kubel)

Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom has submitted plans for a new building north of its overflow parking area, but it's unclear what the structure will house.

The plans call for a one-story, 3,200-square-foot building with a sidewalk, queue lines and a service drive. It would cover 0.3 acres of the 187-acre property in South Whitehall Township.

Township planner Gregg Adams said the plans were submitted about two weeks ago and will go to the planning commission for review.

The process "should probably go reasonably quickly because it is a fairly simple, minimal project," he said. "It's not like building a ride or anything."

Dorney Park officials have not responded to repeated phone calls and emails for comment on the project.

Dorney Park opens for the season on May 1 and will be open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through May 22.

Wildwater Kingdom opens May 23, when both parts of the amusement begin daily summer hours.

The park is owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, which drew about 19 million visitors to Dorney and its 10 other amusement parks last summer.

Attendance figure was down slightly from the year before, but the lag was more than offset by higher per capita guest spending, which was $45.53 and gave Cedar Fair record revenues of $939 million through Labor Day.